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Legal Services Analysis and Report City of San Leandro <br />February 2013 Municipal Resource Group <br /> <br /> <br /> 3 <br /> Research and interpret laws, court decisions and legal authorities on legal <br />matters pertaining to City operations, including routine personnel and labor <br />relations matters. <br /> Perform general legal work pertaining to property acquisition, property <br />disposal, public improvements, rights‐of‐way, easements and public utilities, <br />other than redevelopment and eminent domain matters. <br /> Coordinate with City staff on risk management and self‐insurance issues. <br /> Provide legal guidance on non‐cost recovery code enforcement. <br /> Coordinate the work of outside counsel. <br /> <br />2. “Services Excluded from Basic Level of Services”, or Additional legal services include: <br />prosecution and defense of litigation, representation at administrative and regulatory <br />hearings, eminent domain proceedings, advice regarding specialized employment <br />issues, personnel disciplinary matters, construction disputes, non‐routine or specialized <br />matters such as annexations or municipal financing matters, and all matters where the <br />City recoups its expenses through cost recovery. In addition, the Agreement specifies <br />that Additional legal services include, but are not limited to: <br /> Non‐routine or specialized real estate and land use matters, such as property <br />acquisition and disposition. <br /> Complex CEQA matters. <br /> Non‐routine or specialized matters such as comprehensive update of the general <br />plan or zoning ordinance, annexations, water rights or Williamson Act issues. <br /> Municipal finance, tax, fee and assessment issues. <br /> Motions seeking discovery of police officer personnel records and hearings <br />involving weapons confiscations. <br /> Litigation, eminent domain, arbitration, mediation, administrative hearings and <br />related matters. <br /> Cable TV rate regulations and FCC appeals. <br /> Labor negotiations, Skelly hearings, disciplinary hearings, similar non‐routine <br />personnel matters, and matters leading to such proceedings. <br /> Redevelopment services.